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CP Rail train crews go on strike as contract negotiations fail, talks continue
A Canadian Pacific Railway employee walks along the side of a locomotive in a marshalling yard in Calgary, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. The countdown to another Canadian railway strike is on.Canadian Pacific Railway worker are set to strike Tuesday night, potentially forcing the railroad to shut down its freight service and leaving commuters with the prospect of delays in the country's three largest cities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Red Sox match second-best start in franchise history with win over Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts celebrates his solo home run with J.D. Martinez during the seventh inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, in Boston, on May 29, 2018.
The Globe and Mail leads Digital Publishing Awards with 15 honours
Streetwise newsletter: Everything you need to know about the Trans Mountain deal
Steel pipe to be used in the oil pipeline construction of Kinder Morgan Canada's Trans Mountain Expansion Project at a stockpile site in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Dennis Owen
Number of B.C. children on ADHD medication is ‘concerning,’ UBC study finds
Concerns about long-term use of ADHD drugs in children continue to rise as research into their extended use is inconclusive.
Kathleen Wynne is well aware of what Doug Ford is selling
Adam Radwanski
In Toronto, all eyes are fixed on Blue-Jay-to-be Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., son of Vladimir Guerrero Sr., plays third base during a New Hampshire Fisher Cats game at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton, N.J., on April 10, 2018.
Asian stocks take battering as Italy’s political crisis roils financial markets
People walk past an electronic board showing Japan's Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan.
With Ottawa’s purchase of Trans Mountain, Trudeau goes from environmental ally to protest target
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Civil Society 7 meeting in Ottawa on May 28, 2018.
Trump campaigns in Tennessee to help Republicans keep control of Senate
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Nashville, Tenn., on May 29, 2018.
Argos’ sophomore quarterback Dakota Prukop willing to continue learning by watching veteran Ricky Ray
Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray holds the Grey Cup as the team returns to Toronto after winning the title last November.
Capitals, Golden Knights hope to tighten up defensively for Game 2
Ryan Reaves, #75 of the Vegas Golden Knights, celebrates his third-period goal past Braden Holtby, #70 of the Washington Capitals, in Game One of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Corrupt Hamilton police officer sentenced to more than 12 years in prison
Det. Const. Craig Ruthowsky of the Hamilton police force leaves Toronto court on March 28, 2018.
Liberal MP’s private-member’s bill would lift restrictions on third-party reproduction
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather introduced a private member’s bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday that would lift the federal restriction that makes it illegal for Canadian sperm and egg donors or surrogates to be paid.
Indigenous activist Vernon Harper organized a cross-Canada protest
In 2002, urban elder Vern Harper of the Toronto Native Community approaches a three-year-old bald eagle that was brought to a protest at City Hall to save Indigenous land and wildlife in the Rouge Valley.
Fourth consecutive Golden State, Cleveland matchup set to be a joyless affair
Cathal Kelly
B.C. government considers buyout of Sahotas’ single-room occupancy problem buildings
A Vancouver police officers guards the front door of the Balmoral Hotel on eviction day as residents who had to leave their homes lineup to receive compensation money from management in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Ontario’s Wynne says she regrets handling of electricity prices
Ontario Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne is photographed at the Globe and Mail offices during an interview.
Soldier and sailor George Paul Haggis has a cocktail named in his honour
George Paul Haggis
China’s envoy accuses Ottawa of unfair discrimination in rejection of Aecon takeover
Lu Shaye, China's ambassador to Canada, speaks during an interview at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Ottawa on Thursday.
Fast-flowing lava oozes toward ocean on Hawaii’s Big Island
Volcanic gases rise from the Kilauea lava flow that crossed Pohoiki Road near Highway 132, near Pahoa, Hawaii, on May 28, 2018.
Kinder Morgan walks away from Trans Mountain a little richer, but real prize is cash that would flow from tariffs
Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain tank farm is captured from the air in Burnaby, B.C., on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. The federal Liberal government is spending $4.5 billion to buy Trans Mountain and all of Kinder Morgan Canada's core assets, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Tuesday as he unveiled the government's long-awaited, big-budget strategy to save the plan to expand the oil sands pipeline.
Apathy Valley: Why this Ottawa-area riding is dreading election day
Emerson Charitable, who doesn't plan to vote in the upcoming Ontario election, is photographed in Eganville, Ont., on May 24, 2018. Eganville is in the Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke riding and incumbent John Yakabuski is expected to win easily.
New bus service in northern B.C. will help fill gaps left by Greyhound cutting routes
An interim long-haul bus service is being started in northern British Columbia by the province as Greyhound reduces and eliminates routes in the region.
York University beats its own strike record, divides Ontario Liberals, NDP
Striking York University contract professors and teaching assistants walk the picket line, slowing down traffic entering the university’s campus, on April 11, 2018.
Will going mainstream dull the culture of cannabis?
The Get Lit silicone pipe collection from West Coast Gifts.
Two-storey Toronto loft, stalled by market downturn, finally finds a buyer
Done Deal, 200 Clinton St., No. 12, Toronto
Mexican journalist killed in northern border state, prosecutor’s office says
This picture taken on April 11, 2017, shows journalist Hector Gonzalez Antonio at Miramar beach in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas State, Mexico.
U.S. cannabis company MedMen trades lower after debut listing in Canada
An employee of MedMen walks into the dispensary of the store on New York's Fifth Avenue on April 20, 2018.
BMO, CIBC’s Simplii face fallout from data breaches
The logo of the Bank of Montreal is seen on their flagship location on Bay Street in Torontoon March 16, 2017.
Bail decision for former hostage Joshua Boyle expected Friday
Joshua Boyle speaks to members of the media at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, on Oct. 13, 2017.
Justin Trudeau’s Faustian bargain
Gary Mason
Globe editorial: Ottawa throws your money at its pipeline problem
Finance Minister Bill Morneau speaks at the National Press Theatre during a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. The federal Liberal government is spending $4.5 billion to buy Trans Mountain and all of Kinder Morgan Canada's core assets, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Tuesday as he unveiled the government's long-awaited, big-budget strategy to save the plan to expand the oilsands pipeline.
B.C. First Nation not surprised by revelations from leaked audit on impact of energy industry
A Woodland caribou bull is shown in an undated handout photo.
Conservative, independent senators on collision course over cannabis amendments
Senator Chantal Petitclerc, centre, speaks to reporters during a news conference following clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-45, as Senator Yuen Pau Woo, facilitator of the Independent Senators Group (ISG), left, and Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain, ISG deputy facilitator, look on in the Senate Foyer on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.
Foreign tech workers coming to Canada to fill talent gap
Computer programmer in darkness. 4K . ISTOCK
Radio host Jamaias DaCosta suspended for on-air comments about station culture, murder trials
Jenny Blackbird, left, Jennifer Sylvester, Jamaias DaCosta and Conor Pion pose at the University of Toronto, where they volunteer hosting Indigenous programming at the school's radio station, CIUT, on April 9, 2018.
This company is cooking up a recipe for rising dividends
Recipe Unlimited Corp. is the new name for Cara Operations Ltd., better known as the owner of Swiss Chalet, Harvey’s, East Side Mario’s, Montana’s, The Keg and others.
Dear Andrea Horwath, now comes the hard part
Gerald Caplan.
George Bush Sr., John McCain, the GOP and the good old days of traditional conservatism
Lawrence Martin
Social media giants should be forced to reveal political ad details, whistle-blower tells MPs
Whistle-blower Christopher Wylie speaks in London, on March 26, 2018.
Ottawa has ‘limited options’ among field of potential Trans Mountain buyers
Steel pipe to be used in the oil pipeline construction of Kinder Morgan Canada’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project sit on rail cars at a stockpile site in Kamloops, B.C., on May 29, 2018.
Evening Update: Trudeau government, Kinder Morgan strike $4.5-billion deal on Trans Mountain pipeline. Here’s what you need to know
A aerial view of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain marine terminal, in Burnaby, B.C., is shown on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.
May 30: Buying a pipeline in the ‘national interest.’ Plus other letters to the editor
Eight energy companies poised to thrive in a green economy
Canada ‘very ready’ to fire back if U.S. imposes steel tariffs, Freeland says
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters after talks with senior U.S. legislators on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., May 10, 2018. REUTERS/David Ljunggren
Roseanne reboot was always going to end in bitterness and fury
John Doyle
Chinese billionaire said to explore purchase of HBC property in downtown Vancouver
Billionaire Zheng Jianjiang, the chairman of Chinese manufacturing firm Ningbo Sanxing Electric, is currently conducting due diligence to buy a six-storey Hudson’s Bay Co. store in downtown Vancouver, according to people familiar with the matter.
China is not a threat to Canada
China's Ambassador to Canada Lu Shaye is shown at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada, in Ottawa on June 29, 2017.
With connected communities on the rise, we must be smart about managing data
Shopping around? These consumer-staple giants may be poised for a rebound
Rows of Heinz Tomato Ketchup, produced by the Kraft Heinz Co., line the shelves of a Walmart Super Center in Compton, Calif., on Jan. 10, 2017.
Work hard, play harder: The new face of corporate ‘workation’ retreats
A group of co-workers having a meeting at Roam Miami's communal patio.
Canadian NFL player Duvernay-Tardif can call himself a doctor now
The Kansas City Chiefs' Laurent Duvernay-Tardif will receive his medical degree from McGill University on Tuesday, culminating seven years of having to juggle medicine with football. Duvernay-Tardif (76) celebrates after a field goal by kicker Cairo Santos (5), during the second half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Kansas City, Mo. on Nov. 6, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ed Zurga
The close: Wall Street drops as Italy’s political crisis deepens; TSX falls as financials drag
The TSX ticker is shown in Toronto on May 10, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Hussen floats ideas for modernizing safe third country agreement with U.S.
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed Hussen is seen during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Sept.26, 2017.
Russian journalist who criticized Kremlin fatally shot in Ukraine
Police cars are seen parked in front of an apartment block where Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko was shot, in Kiev, Ukraine, on May 29, 2018.
Former UFC champion Michael Bisping retires from mixed martial arts
Michael Bisping of Great Britain celebrates victory against Yoshihiro Akiyama of Japan during their UFC middleweight bout at the O2 Arena on October 16, 2010 in London.
Blue Rodeo’s Greg Keelor explains why the band is winding down tours
Country-rock band Blue Rodeo poses for a photo in Dundas, Ont., on July 25, 2016.
How Taxi Driver mastermind Paul Schrader used religion to revitalize the art of cinema
Director Paul Schrader is pictured during the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy on Aug. 31, 2017.
Has Toronto hit peak condo?
Carolyn Ireland
Italian debt crisis places Merkel in the hot seat once again
Eric Reguly
Air Canada and WestJet see improved results in passenger-satisfaction survey
A WestJet plane passes over an Air Canada plane at the Calgary Airport on May 10, 2018.
Canadian hacker sentenced to five years in prison for Yahoo security breach
Karim Baratov is pictured in an Aston Martin DB9 supercar at a charity car rally in Toronto in August, 2016.
How this underfollowed indicator guides global energy investors
Scott Barlow
The difference between millennial and baby boomer investors
Money coach Barbara Knoblach of Edmonton works a lot with millennial clients.
Investors already bailing on Europe funds amid turmoil, pause before buying Aecon, and what rising rates will mean to global markets
A globe stands amidst a pile of coins.
Silver linings for stormy emerging markets
The Indian airline IndiGo is doing particularly well.
Canadian rookies put up strong showings in Texas as they try to secure their PGA futures
Corey Conners plays his shot from the second tee during the third round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament in Palm Harbor, Fla., on March 10, 2018.
What the NHL shows us about the labour market
Linda Nazareth
This is your brain on stocks
The human brain is good at making poor investing decisions.
How can I understand plug-in hybrid fuel ratings?
Getting a plug-in hybrid is, ideally, a little like getting two different cars – an electric for buzzing around town and a gas car for anything farther.
A dumb wedding-gift rule you should ignore
Rob Carrick
Why the Cleveland Cavaliers will win the NBA Finals
In this June 12, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson, center right, confronts Golden State Warriors forward David West during the first half of Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif.
Why the Golden State Warriors will win the NBA Finals
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors goes up against Trevor Ariza and PJ Tucker of the Houston Rockets in the fourth quarter of Game Seven of the Western Conference Finals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center on May 28, 2018 in Houston, Texas.
Trudeau is now all-in on oil sands expansion
Konrad Yakabuski
From A to YYZ: What it’s like to be a greeter at Canada’s busiest airport
Two B.C. men vanish on Vancouver Island days after sailing north from Panama
Daniel Archibald is seen in an undated handout photo.
ABC cancels Roseanne after star’s ‘repugnant’ racist tweet
In this March 23, 2018, file photo, Roseanne Barr arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of Roseanne in Burbank, Calif.
Lungarotti Monticchio Rubesco Torgiano Rosso Riserva 2010, Italy
Review: Volvo V60’s mix of great design and utility can’t be beat
Volvo V60.
Death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria is 73 times higher than official tally: study
Debris from a collapsed building covers a car in the Puerta de Tierra neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 21, 2017.
Morneau had better options for Canada’s energy sector
Finance Minister Bill Morneau speaks at the National Press Theatre during a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.
Château des Charmes Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Ontario
Diesel cars to die out in electric-powered future, EU regulator says
EU Commissioner of Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Elzbieta Bienkowska speaks at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 28, 2018.
Goldman, Morgan Stanley at odds over loonie’s outlook before BoC
The Canadian dollar.
Italy may return to polls in July, sources say
Designated Prime Minister Carlo Cottarelli, left, and Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace in Rome on May 29, 2018.
Doug Ford defends lack of full platform, says it will come before election day
Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford waves to residents following a campaign stop at Portal Village Retirement Home in Port Colborne, Ont., on May 29, 2018.
Ottawa has no one to blame but itself for the Trans Mountain saga
The West Coast Express passenger train passes in front of Kinder Morgan's Trans-Mountain marine terminal, in Burnaby, B.C., on May 29, 2018.
Stratford Festival and actors ‘resilient’ after opening night bomb threat
Stratford Police sit outside the Stratford Festival's Festival Theatre on May 28, 2018.
Trudeau takes big risk with Trans Mountain deal – but it was his only decent option
Campbell Clark
Ottawa is buying Trans Mountain. What does that mean? A guide
The Trans Mountain expansion project's Westeridge loading dock, at centre with green tanks, is seen in Burnaby, B.C., on Nov. 25, 2016.
U.S. sets public hearings on auto-import tariff probe
Brand new cars sit in a lot at the Auto Warehousing Company near the Port of Richmond on May 24, 2018 in Richmond, Calif.
Gonorrhea, other STIs on rise in Canada: public-health experts
This photomicrograph reveals McCoy cell monolayers with Chlamydia trachomatis inclusion bodies.
Narrative Pinot Blanc 2017, British Columbia
Digital age gives camper vans another moment in the sun
VW camper van.
Russian Olympic committee names fencer Stanislav Pozdnyakov as new president
Newly elected president of the Russian Olympic Committee Stanislav Pozdnyakov speaks to reporters followig a meeting of the committee in Moscow, Russia May 29, 2018.
One suspect in Mississauga restaurant bombing may be female: police
A Peel Police forensic investigator looks for evidence outside Bombay Bhel restaurant in Mississauga on May 25, 2018.
Bayer wins U.S. approval to buy Monsanto
The corporate logo of Bayer is seen at the headquarters building in Caracas, Venezuela March 1, 2016.
Henry of Pelham Estate Pinot Noir 2015, Ontario
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